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2437 N Fry Rd, Katy
Open 6:00am to 7:00pm, Monday through Friday. Walk in, or book a time and we'll have someone ready for you.
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Texas pays your tuition. You pay a share, and never more than 7%.
Free or low-cost, depending on what you earn. A Katy family of four bringing in up to $95,403 qualifies.
60 seconds, using the state's own income table and fee scale. Nothing to upload, nothing to pay.
Where are you with CCS right now?
How many children need care?
Children who would be enrolled at KidCo.
How old are they?
Tap every age that applies. CCS covers children under 13, or under 19 with a disability.
What kind of care do you need?
Who's raising them at home?
This sets how many hours the state asks for, so it matters.
What are you doing during those hours?
About how many hours a week?
How many people live in your household?
Count yourself, your children, and any other adult who lives with you. The income limit rises with this number, so get it right.
What does your household bring in?
Before taxes, everyone in the house added together. Nobody checks this here, and nothing is sent to the state.
Do you live or work near us?
We're at 2437 N Fry Rd in Katy.
Last step
Where should we send your answer?
This is not an application and nothing goes to the state. It tells you where you stand, and we take it from there.
Already approved? Your award follows your child. Skip the questions.
One of them has never applied and assumes the answer is no. The other already has the award and still can't get their child through a door. Different problems, same phone number.
Then start with the only question that matters. A household of four can earn up to $95,403 a year and still qualify. Most parents who assume they're over the line are under it. The questions above use the state's own table and tell you in sixty seconds, and if the answer is yes, we sit down and do the application with you.
You don't lose your award by changing centers. It follows your child. We have CCS spots open right now, not a waitlist, we're Texas Rising Star rated, and we're open 6:00am to 7:00pm, later than any other center in Katy. Bring your award letter to a tour and we'll handle the transfer with Workforce.
This is the state's published table, not our estimate. If your household income is at or under the figure on your row, you are within the income limit. Count everyone who lives with you, including your children.
| People in your household | Per year | Per month | Per week |
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Being under the limit does not mean free. The state sets your share on a sliding scale that rises with your income, and it is capped by law at 7% of what your household brings in. This is that scale, for a family of four.
| Household income, per month | Your share, 1 child | 2 children | 3 children |
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Weekly figures, for a household of four. Your own row depends on your family size, your income, and how many children are in care, which is exactly what the questions above work out. Full tuition at KidCo runs $170 to $240 a week per child, so the gap between those two columns is what the scholarship covers.
Child Care Services is a Texas scholarship run through Workforce Solutions. It is not a loan, it is not a credit, and you do not pay it back.
Online through Workforce Solutions. We sit down and do it with you if you want, at the center, in one visit.
Your income, your household size, and your work or school hours go into the state's fee scale. Out comes your weekly share, capped at 7% of your income.
The rest goes straight from Workforce to KidCo. You never front it and you never get reimbursed later.
That is your whole bill. No registration fee, no meal fee, no field trip fee, no transportation fee.
This depends almost entirely on which of these four you are, and the gap between them is years. We'd rather tell you now than have you tour expecting to start Monday.
This week. You've done the waiting. Bring your award letter, we confirm the spot, and Workforce moves your funding to us. No new application, no going back in any queue.
If this is you, call rather than fill in the form. (281) 646-7600.
Often under a month. Texas moves several groups to the front of the line, including veterans, foster youth, families experiencing homelessness, teen parents, children with disabilities, and the children of child care workers. The Gulf Coast board reported priority cases being processed in under one month.
The full list is in the questions below. If you think you might be on it, call us rather than wait.
Call and ask where you stand. Nobody can tell you from the outside, and the answer depends on when you joined and whether you're priority. Answer their check-in calls, because missing them can drop you off the list.
713-334-5980. Tour now anyway; having a center picked makes the last step faster.
Be prepared for a long wait. Harris County demand far exceeds the funding, and the non-priority queue has run into years, not months. Get on the list anyway: the date you join is the date that counts, and it costs nothing.
We'll sit down and do that application with you at a tour, whatever the wait turns out to be.
Wait times move with funding and we won't quote you a number we can't stand behind. Workforce Solutions Gulf Coast is the only place that can tell you where the queue actually is today: 713-334-5980. None of it stops you touring KidCo now, and if you're in group 1 or 2, none of it slows you down either.
Income is the one everybody worries about, but it is not the only one. Here is the whole list, so nothing surprises you later.
Two situations skip parts of this: a family experiencing homelessness, and a child with a deployed military parent who meets the income limit. If either is you, call us and we'll walk you through it.
This is the part that stops most people, so here it is up front. Nothing here is hard to get, and if you're missing something we'll tell you how to replace it.
Missing one? Come anyway. We've helped a lot of families through this and most gaps have a workaround.
3-Star certified of 4
Texas Rising Star is the state's own quality rating for child care, and it runs to four stars. Plenty of centers that take CCS hold no rating at all. It means our classrooms, our ratios, and our teachers were measured against a state standard and passed, so a scholarship here buys you a rated program, not just an available one.
Open 6:00am to 7:00pm, Monday through Friday. Walk in, or book a time and we'll have someone ready for you.
Enter your real income and household size and see what it's worth. No documents, no appointment, and you don't need to have applied for anything yet.
Or call Monica at (281) 646-7600.
Next step: book a tour. Bring your documents and we'll do the application with you while you're here.
We emailed a copy to your email. This is an estimate from the state's published tables, not a decision. Only Workforce Solutions can approve a CCS award and set your final share, and we'll help you apply for one.